In these 12 departments on red alert, people with allergies are going to experience a hellish Tuesday

HEALTH – After grasses, ragweed takes over for the end of summer. The National Aerobiological Surveillance Network (RNSA) places, this Tuesday, August 27, 12 departments in red for a risk ” pupil ” allergy to ragweed pollen, in its latest pollen alert bulletin.

As you can see on the map belowthe departments where the situation is critical for people allergic to ragweed pollen are in the Rhone Valley, from Nièvre to Gard.

“Sunny, warm and windy weather will help disperse pollen into the air in the coming days.”explains the RNSA, which nevertheless adds that the risk of allergy will be “ lower for other flowering herbaceous plants (grasses, plantain, mugwort and nettles) ».

Ragweed pollen, “among the most problematic in France”

Native to North America, ragweed is a wild and invasive plant that generally grows along the roadside. Identified in Europe as early as the 19th century, today, in France, “The main allergy hotspots are in the Rhone and Loire valleys, as well as in the South-West, particularly from Tarn-et-Garonne to Charentes.”specifies the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety.

“Ragweed pollen is among the most problematic in France”highlighted an expert report from Anses in 2014. Highly allergenic, it is sufficient to “ five grains of pollen per cubic meter to trigger symptoms in a sensitive person”recalls Radio France.

To relieve symptoms, health authorities recommend several barrier gestures, such as washing your hair when you get home in the evening, not drying laundry outside, and airing your house for 10 minutes a day. “before sunrise and after sunset”…And to help fight against ragweed, you can report its presence on the ambroisie.fr platform.

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